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Joseph Kabila

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Joseph Kabila Kabange ( kab-EE-lə, French: [ʒozɛf kabila]; born 4 June 1971) is a Congolese politician and former military officer who served as the fourth President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo from 2001 to 2019. He took office ten days after the assassination of his father, President Laurent-Désiré Kabila in the context of the Second Congo War. He founded the People's Party for Reconstruction and Democracy (PPRD) in 2002 and was allowed to remain in power after the 2003 Pretoria Accord ended the war as the president of the country's new transitional government. He was elected as president in 2006 and re-elected in 2011 for a second term. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Joseph Kabila is the 8,503rd most popular politician (down from 8,472nd in 2019), the 12th most popular biography from Democratic Republic of the Congo (down from 8th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Congolese Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Joseph Kabila ranks 8,503 out of 19,576. Before him are Kamehameha III, Peter Fraser, Johnny Briceño, Laura Mancini, Antanas Merkys, and Haya bint Hussein. After him are Vladislav I of Wallachia, Bonosus, Festus Mogae, Brennus, Trương Tấn Sang, and Helü of Wu.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1971, Joseph Kabila ranks 54. Before him are Arantxa Sánchez Vicario, Lil Jon, Michael C. Hall, Anette Olzon, Martin Freeman, and Sofia Coppola. After him are Christina Applegate, Monica Potter, Paul Bettany, Goran Ivanišević, Nathan Fillion, and James Marape.

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In Democratic Republic of the Congo

Among people born in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Joseph Kabila ranks 12 out of 107. Before him are Claude Makélélé (1973), Dikembe Mutombo (1966), Fridolin Ambongo Besungu (1960), Félix Tshisekedi (1963), Laurent Monsengwo Pasinya (1939), and Antoine Gizenga (1925). After him are Étienne Tshisekedi (1932), Papa Wemba (1949), Simon Kimbangu (1887), Frédéric Etsou-Nzabi-Bamungwabi (1930), Kembo Uba Kembo (1947), and Ota Benga (1883).

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Among POLITICIANS In Democratic Republic of the Congo

Among politicians born in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Joseph Kabila ranks 7. Before him are Patrice Lumumba (1925), Mobutu Sese Seko (1930), Moïse Tshombe (1919), Laurent-Désiré Kabila (1939), Félix Tshisekedi (1963), and Antoine Gizenga (1925). After him are Étienne Tshisekedi (1932), Frédéric Etsou-Nzabi-Bamungwabi (1930), Sylvestre Ilunga (1947), Jean-Pierre Bemba (1962), Joseph Iléo (1921), and Cyrille Adoula (1921).

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